Garment hanger



Nov. 1, 1938. J. D. CONE? 2,135,276

GARMENT HANGER Filed April 8, 19:57

Mamas 0. fame BY 9 M ATTORNEYS 29: 7 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 1, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER James D. Coney, Detroit, Mich., assignor to Star-- Service Hanger Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application April 8, 1937, Serial No. 135,742

Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a garment hanger of novel 5 construction having a readily conforming garment supporting element, a rigid transverse supporting element, and means for securing a garment draped thereon.

Second, to provide a hanger of the type described wherein the securing provision is integrally connected with a readily conforming hanger element whereby tensioning of the latter brings the former into play.

Third, to provide a hanger construction which is simple in nature and very inexpensively produced.

Fourth, to provide a hanger comprising a support and means partially co-extensive therewith for restraining garments supported thereon from displacement.

Fifth, to provide a garment hanger having suspending means and a readily conformable garment supporting element integral therewith or carried thereby.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined in the claims.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation illustrating the hanger of my invention and the manner of using the same.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation partially broken away and in section illustrating details of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a modified provision for assembling the elements of the invention.

In the drawing, reference numeral l indicates an elongated transverse strut member preferably formed of tubular paper stock although other materials may be used.

The strut has axially open ends 2 adapted to receive a cord 3 and is further apertured radially at 4 adjacent each end, the cord being threaded from the end openings 2 through radial apertures 4 and extending axially parallel to strut I throughout the greater portion of its length. The said axially extending portion is indicated by the reference numeral 5, and the portion of the cord between the end openings 2 and radial apertures 4 by the reference numeral 6. The portion 1 of the cord extending outside the strut l throughout its entire length is of greater length than the portions 5 and/or 6, and a suitable clamp 8 is utilized to gather the cord in portion 1 into a loop 9 for suspending the hanger. If desired, an adjustable clamp may be employed for this purpose whereby the degree of convergence of 5 the hanger arms 10 formed from the portion 1 may be altered.

In Fig. 1 the manner of using the hanger is illustrated, a loop 9 being employed to suspend v the hanger from a hook or other'projection H. 10 A garment l2 draped on the arms ID will be properly supported without being distorted inasmuch as the arms IE readily conform themselves to the shape of the garment as tailored. V

The portion 5 is intended to serveas a secur- 15 ing means or clamp for further garments supported on the strut I, the said garments being draped over the strut and then led between the strut and portion 5 parallel thereto. This provision is of importance when a number of garb ments are to be delivered by a dry cleaner or other agency whereby displacement of the garment supported on the strut by vibrating or jarring is prevented. I

Although. I disclose an open-ended strut aper- 1'2 tured radially for the purpose of accommodating and guiding the shiftable portion 5, it will be understood that other analogous provisions may be employed for restraining the ends of the portion 5 or otherwise bringing them into operative relation to the strut I. Manifestly, tension imparted to the portion 1 will tension the portion 5 to render the same effective for its in,- tended purpose.

In Fig. 3 I disclose a further manner in which the elements of the invention may be utilized, namely, by simply threading the portion l3 through the hollow strut l without using radial apertures 4 or by omitting the same, the cord 3 serving to support the strut and garments Q draped on the portions 10. In the event that this modified form is employed, the assembly of the cord and strut is simplified in view of the fact that opposite free ends M of the cord may be united by a clip or clamp [5, the said clamp- 5 being disposed out of sight inside of the tubular strut I.

It is believed the disclosure made will enable those skilled in the art to which this invention relates to embody or adapt the invention as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is! 1. A garment hanger comprising a hollow rod,

W tions connected to said last named portionsrand constituting a garment support fully conformable a cord having a portion extending lengthwise substantially the length of said rod and exteriorly thereof, and portions passing through the ends rofrsaid rod and joined to said first named portion to tension the same whereby a garment draped over said rod may be secured thereto, and porto the shape of a garment supported thereby.

' 2. Ajgarment hanger comprising an open ended strut, a member extending lengthwise substan-t itially of the length of said strut and exteriorly thereof, and a flexible member passing through the ends of said strut and connectedto said first named member to tension the same whereby a j garment draped over said strut'may be secured thereto, said last named member constituting a garment support fully-conformable to the shape of a garment supported thereby. 7

3. A garment hanger comprising an elongated garment support, a cord, means'forshiftably associating said 'cord with the support, said cord having- 3, portion intermediate the ends of the support extending parallel to said support and a further portion" adapted to form upwardly convergent garment supports, tensioning of said further portion serving to tension said intermediate portion to secure a garment draped on said sup- 4; A garment hanger comprising an elongated garment support, flexible means shiftably associated with the support, including an element extending parallel to'said support, said means being adapted when suspended to form upwardly convergentgarment supports,'tensioning of said means serving" to tension said element to secure a garment draped on said support;

; '5.'A garment hanger comprising a rod open axially at its ends and having further radial apertures adjacent each end, a flexible cord passing through saidaxi'ally-open ends and said radial apertures, said cord having a portion between said axial openings adapted to be suspended and constitute a garment support conformable to the shape of a garment thereon, and a further portion between said radial apertures disposed exteriorly of saidrod whereby-whensaid cord is tensioned a garment may be gripped to said red by said-last named portion}. H t

6. A garment hanger comprising a hollow rod open axially at its ends, and 'a flexiblecord passin g:through said axially open ends,v said cord having a portion between said'axial openings adapted to be suspended and constitute agarment support conformable to the shape of a garment thereon and having a further portion extending parallel to said .rod and exteriorly thereof and adapted to be tensioned when said first named portion is tensioned. .7 V 7 A garment, hangercomprising'a hollow rod 7 open axially at its ends anda flexible cord, pass- ,inglthrough said axially open endspsaid co rd having j a 7 portion between said axial openings jadapted to be; suspended and constitute a garment support conformable. to the shape'of a garment thereon, and havinga further portiongextending parallel to said rodrand exteriorly therefof andadaptedtobe tensioned :when, said first.

named portion is :tensioned, said cord; having the endsthereof clamped together, interiorly of said rod. I

. Q8. Ajgarment hanger havingra garment supportingrod atfleast partially hollow, a flexible member associated with said rod and lyinginteriorlythereof in'part, said member having two and forming a support conformable tothe shape ,of a garment thereon when suspended, and-a, clamp gathering apart of said long portion-into a loop to suspend the hanger. V

10. A garment hanger having agarment supporting' rod, and a flexible member associated with said rod, said member having two portions 7 r of different length, the shorter portion extending exteriorly of and parallel to-"the rod, the

longer portion being adapted to 'be suspended" and forming a support conformable to the shape ofa garment thereon when suspended.

11. A garment'hanger comprising a tubular strut, means connected with the endsof said strut for suspending the same and adapted to constitute a garment support conformable to the shape of a garment thereon, and means extending parallel to said strut for securing a'garment on the strut, said last name-d means being connected to said suspending means whereby tensioning of the suspending means results in tensioning of the last named means; I

12. A garment hanger comprising a rod, a cord extended through the end portions of the rod and having a length normally extending exteriorly along the rod between saidend portions,

such length being adapted to engage over a] garment hung on the rod to resist sliding of the for the rod. 1 t

13. A garment hanger comprising a rod forming a garment support, a cord arched between and slidable in the ends of the'rod to carrythe rod and form a coat support, and a member extending exteriorly'of the rod between its ends said member toward the rod to resist shifting of a garment on the rod. r

14. A garment hanger comprising a tubular rod, and an elongated flexible member having two portions of different length integrally connected substantially at the ends of the tube, the

.40 garment and having another length adapted to form a pair of upwardly convergent supports i and connected to the cord at the rod ends, 7'

whereby tension of'the cord is adapted to draw shorter of said portions extending lengthwise of "the tube and'at least in part within the tube,

the longer portion-being proportioned, when arched above the tube to form a coat hanger,

and a support for the hanger connected to sai longer portion midway of its length. 7 V V 15. A garment hanger comprising a, rod, and

portions of the rod and arched above the rod to then forming a loop upstanding from the apex of its arch, and a clip engaging the flexible memf ber at the juncture of its arch and loop, the *flexible member having upwardly and down wardly projecting end portions held in proximity by said clip.

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a an elongated flexible member attached to the end its ,form a coat support, said flexible memberfur- 

